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1484:Jörg Zander
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1024:John Walton
999:Willem Toet
989:Pat Symonds
924:Tim Densham
748:11 November
577:16 February
469:Colin McRae
341:Formula One
319:Ari Vatanen
303:Formula One
225:First rally
116:Nationality
1707:FIA people
1631:Categories
1480:Ian Wright
1389:Mark Ellis
1379:Jock Clear
1119:Jean Alesi
1034:Nick Wirth
994:Rob Taylor
979:Mark Smith
904:Rory Byrne
894:Ross Brawn
761:References
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645:Motorsport
453:helicopter
258:Last rally
217:Stage wins
200:Rally wins
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1009:Dino Toso
860:Personnel
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778:2 January
772:BBC Sport
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676:2 January
495:Footnotes
387:When the
263:RAC Rally
236:First win
230:RAC Rally
162:1974–1981
67:July 2023
59:talk page
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1109:JJ Lehto
1054:Teo Fabi
884:Bob Bell
792:BBC News
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406:Nick Fry
331:Prodrive
329:In 1987
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284:Prodrive
247:Last win
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1490:Drivers
1353:Founder
1292:Renault
1285:Toleman
1050:Drivers
929:Pat Fry
850:Founder
594:Autocar
478:In the
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305:teams.
209:Podiums
177:Rallies
120:British
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550:2013
520:2024
441:Ford
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380:for
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298:and
192:1981
171:Ford
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